C-12J Has Pylons, Bomb Racks Added To Its Fuselage

The 586th Flight Test Squadron, part of Air Force Materiel
Command's 46th Test Group, recently hit an aviation milestone when
members of the unit completed flight testing of an inert missile,
the LTGM-65 Laser Maverick, currently under development by Raytheon
Missile Systems.

R-R, China Eastern Agree To Environmental Partnership As Part
Of The Package

China Eastern Airlines has placed an order worth $1.2 billion at
list prices for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power 16 Airbus
A330 aircraft. The order includes a TotalCare long-term service
agreement.

DuPont Is The National Sponsor For The Traveling Exhibit

"Suited for Space," a new exhibition from the Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, will embark next year
on a five-year U.S. tour.

The U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate has signed
a $30 million Technology Investment Agreement with Bell Helicopter
to develop state-of-the-art drive system technology under the
Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) program.

Company To Provide Services In Support Of Maritime Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said Monday it has awarded a
task order for the provision of engineering and technical services
to the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program
Office (PMA-262) to Science Applications International Corporation
(SAIC).

I've known Piaggio Aero's John Bingham for a quite a few years... going back to a time when he was marketing Cirrus SR20s and SR22s nationally and internationally with great success... long before taking on the mantle of leadership for Piaggio America -- a branch of Piaggio Aero Industries. It had to be a tough realization... to be handed the reins to an organization repping one of the sexiest and most efficient business aircraft in the aviation world... while the world's economic health took a dive of unprecedented proportions... but that Bingham guy doesn't know how to quit... and so Piaggio America survives despite conditions that have already totaled other companies.

All Segments Down Compared To 2009

GAMA released the industry's shipment and billings figures for
the third quarter on Tuesday, and the news is not particularly
good. In the first nine months of 2010, total GA airplane shipments
fell 14.5 percent, from 1,588 units in 2009 to 1,357 units this
year.

No Matter How Bad The Market, The Right Product CAN
Survive

I've known Piaggio Aero's John Bingham for a quite a few
years... going back to a time when he was marketing Cirrus SR20s
and SR22s nationally and internationally with great success... long
before taking on the mantle of leadership for Piaggio America -- a
branch of Piaggio Aero Industries. It had to be a tough
realization... to be handed the reins to an organization repping
one of the sexiest and most efficient business aircraft in the
aviation world... shortly before the world's economic health took a
dive of unprecedented proportions. But... that Bingham guy doesn't
know how to quit... and so Piaggio A

Air Cargo From Yemen, Somalia Banned. No 'High-Risk' Cargo On
Passenger Flights

The Department of Homeland Security appears to be clamping down
on what it considers "high risk" cargo on airplanes following the
exposure of a terrorist plot last week to conceal and ship
explosive devices on board aircraft bound for the U.S.

SpiceJet, Midwest Airlines (Cairo), Saudi Arabian Airlines All
In Line New Planes

It would appear that Boeing's decision to ramp up the production
line on single aisle airplanes was pretty much on target. The
planemaker has seen a pretty steady number of orders coming in for
its 737, and recently firmed up 31 more orders for the
aircraft.